Barbara Fredickson, "Positivity" and Ed Diener's, "Positivity and the construction of Life Satisfaction Judgments: Global Happiness is not the sum of its Parts", all both provide us with very useful information in determining how our positive feelings and happiness levels differ from those of others, based on what we want to get out of life. As Fredickson writes: “Among our birthrights as humans is the experience of the pleasant, subtle and fleeting feelings of positivity. It comes in many shapes and flavors…Positivity reigns whenever positive emotions – like love, joy, gratitude, serenity, interest and inspiration – touch and open your heart” (Fredrickson 16). However, what we need to determine is what we want or need in life in order to realize our “birthright” of positive feelings. Diener's article gives us an interesting insight into what happiness and positivity look like in a context